POLITICS: Iranian Spy Tried to Infiltrate Israeli Parliament

An Arab-Israeli man was indicted today on allegations of trying to spy on Israel by planning to run for a seat in Parliament then pass inside
information to Iranian agents. Jirias Jirias, 57, was a former mayor of the village Fassuta in Galilee and has been charged with having contacts with
an enemy state. Tensions between Israel and Iran have been on the rise since Iran's president has publically called for Israel to "be wiped off the
map" and has questioned the Nazi Holocaust against the Jewish people.

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HAIFA, Israel: An Israeli Arab alleged to have tried to win a seat in the Jewish state's parliament to spy on behalf of arch-foe Iran was charged
today with contacts with an enemy state.

Prosecutors told Haifa District Court that Jirias Jirias, former mayor of a Galilee town, was recruited by Iranian intelligence agents while on a 2004
trip to Cyprus aimed at raising funds for a news-translation service he planned to open.

According to the indictment, Jirias, 57, joined the liberal Meretz-Yahad party in hope of becoming a lawmaker and providing his handlers with inside
information on Israeli politics.

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It's good that this man was caught, but you have to wonder how many Iranian moles may be working in Israel undetected. I'm sure this incident will
rightly add more fuel to the fire in the dispute over Iran's nuclear ambitions, and it will be increasingly difficult for any Israeli politician to
take anything but a hard-line approach to dealing with the Iranian problem.

they did it VOLUNTARILY. we cant simply stall them forever with a suspision that they are creating them. this could all be so easily avoided if we
actually cared about the nations instead of the money.

I wonder how many Israeli spies are in Iran. Actually, the Israeli's have a penchant for spying on, and infiltrating, American governmental
institutions. But forget all that, Iran bad. Iran spy, Iran bad!

Originally posted by djohnsto77
It's good that this man was caught, but you have to wonder how many Iranian moles may be working in Israel undetected.

Just to clear it up, so their is no confusion for members reading this. He has not been found guilty and only has been arrested on such charges. For
all I know or Djohnsto77 knows the man could be innocent. Even false-arrests happen in Israel.

I'd be more worried as to how many are in American government. Hell, we already have corporate "moles" who have infiltrated all levels of
government and sell out to their business masters-I find it hard to believe there aren't some very patient foreign powers who have done the same
thing. Hell. the KGB had strong influence among the anti-war movement of the 60's-and many of those college kids then are "The Man" now.

Originally posted by subz
I wonder how many Israeli spies are in Iran. Actually, the Israeli's have a penchant for spying on, and infiltrating, American governmental
institutions. But forget all that, Iran bad. Iran spy, Iran bad!

Iran�s Foreign Ministry yesterday denied reports that it had an agent in Israel to infiltrate the political system
(Khaleej
Times)

and

Meanwhile, the State Prosecutor's Office clarified Monday that contrary to earlier reports, the charges against Jirias have not been watered down,
and the man was not supposed to have been indicted for espionage.

Jirias has been charged with conspiring to pass on information to the enemy and having contact with a foreign agent.

According to the State Prosecution, Jirias had been in contact on a number of occasions with Hani Abdallah Metwali, an Iranian intelligence agent
known for his efforts to recruit Israeli and Palestinian agents on behalf of Tehran.

Metwali is believed to have put Jirias in touch with Iranian intelligence officials, who instructed the former council head to get involved in
politics and gather information on Israeli society and government. (haaretz)

So, is this a legitimate case of concern, or just another ratch on the propaganda gear? We'll probably never know...but of course, spies will be
spies, and it's only a big deal when they're caught, hehe.....

The Iranians apparently have a nicely developed and effective intelligence and counter-intelligence network. They were able to, for example, feed
information to the US intelligence network, through chalabi, to encourage the US to attack their traditional arch-nemesis, Iraq.
Now they apparently are turning to another old enemy.

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